Piedmont Farm Tour

Every spring, local farmers open their farms to visitors during the Piedmont Farm Tour. Visitors can learn about sustainable agriculture and farmstead cheese, see baby animals, gather eggs, and enjoy the beauty of Piedmont farms. They can meet the people who grow their food and see how it is grown. The tour began in 1995 and is the oldest and largest of its kind in the nation, drawing up to 6000 farm visits. It is co-sponsored by Weaver Street Market and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA). The tour occurs on the fourth weekend in April; details and a brochure with maps to the farms can be found on the event on our events calendar (click on the Piedmont Farm Tour event, in April) or at the CFSA website (http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/pft), where you can also sign up to volunteer at a farm. (Get a free tee-shirt and button!)

How to Take the Piedmont Farm Tour

Farm Tour participants buy a button that enables a carload (or a group of bicyclists) to visit all the farms. Buttons are available at Weaver Street Market stores or online from CFSAfor $30 before the tour dates; they can also be purchased during the tour at any farm for $35. Farms are open from 2 to 6 PM each day. The tour is self-guided; use the tour brochure or the CFSA’s interactive map to plan your visits to maximize your time at the farms. We suggest visiting 2 to 4 each day. Farms are located throughout the Triangle in Alamance, Chatham, Orange, and Person counties. The tour occurs RAIN OR SHINE.

Farm Profiles

We’ve collected stories and videos about farms on the tour, past and present. Check the brochure for this year’s farms.